Contents: What if the sun went dark? -- The sun's blemished face -- The sun's "engine room" -- The expedition that "discovered" the sun -- The sun's ghostly atmosphere -- The sun-earth connection -- The sun as a "middle-aged" star -- "Chasing" solar eclipses and other projects.
Explains what scientists believe about the origins of the solar system and the inner planets, presents descriptions of Mercury, Venus, the Earth-moon system, and Mars, and discusses the pleasures of planet watching.
A discussion of the history of man's understanding of our solar system, theories as to its origin and formation, the presence of life on earth, the search for other solar systems, and the possible future of our universe.
